WSB SPONSORS:

West Seattle traffic alert: 1-car crash in Highland Park

2:45 PM, FIRST REPORT: We’re en route to a crash scene in Highland Park – a vehicle rollover reported at 15th/Holden, just east of the central HP commercial zone at 16th/Holden. No injuries reported so far. More to come.

2:56 PM UPDATE: As you can see from the photo we added, it’s actually on its side, on the sidewalk, along the eastbound side of SW Holden, closer to 14th SW. The driver was not seriously hurt, we are told. It’s a bit of a traffic distraction, eastbound, but a tow truck should be there soon.

Please note, we don’t know ANYTHING about the circumstances here – whether the road was slick, the driver was ill, the brakes failed, had to swerve to avoid somebody else, NO idea – it’s usually all but impossible to get that kind of information, so our reports focus on traffic effects/injuries/property damage. – TR

That’s not far from another recent accident on that stretch of road. It’s a tricky area; the road curves and there are a lot of blind spots, plus when cars are parked particularly on the north side of the street, the travel lane is very narrow.
.
On the upside, there IS a fire station right there…